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Upendranath Brahma (31 March 1956 – 1 May 1990) was an Indian
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social activist and the former president of
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Early life and education

Brahma was born in Boragari village of Dotma, a small township at
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of
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, India. He was a son of Mr. Monglaram Brahma and Ms. Lefsri Brahma. He was the fifth, and youngest, child. He was called "Thopen" during his childhood. He grew up in poverty. From 1963, Brahma studied at various schools, including Dotma High School, Kokrajhar High School and, in 1973, at Sakti Ashram High and Vocational School under the guidance of Swamiji. In 1975, he passed the matriculation examination in the first division with letter marks in Mathematics. Thereafter he obtained a BSc with honours degree in Physics from
Cotton College Cotton College was a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cotton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was also known as ''Saint Wilfrid's College''. The school buildings were centred on Cotton Hall, a country house used by religious communities fr ...
before enrolling at
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in 1981 for his MSc degree. Brahma also worked as a graduate science teacher at the Nehru Vocational High School in Gossainichina, and studied for a BA at Kokrajhar College during that period. He obtained his BA in 1985 and his MSc in 1986. Brahma was elected as the President of the
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Students Union in 1978–79. He was vice-president of the All Bodo Students Union between 1981–1983 and president from 1986. Through this body he worked for the education and wellbeing of the community, which he believed to be losing its culture. Under his leadership, the ABSU agreed to include political issues as part of its agenda to give political matureness to the students.


Death

Brahma died in Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in
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on 1 May 1990 as a consequence of
blood cancer Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (American English) or tumours of the haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (British English) are tumors that affect the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system. Because these tissues are al ...
. His body was taken to
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and then buried at
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on 4 May. The ground where Brahma was buried is now known as "
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".


Honours

The title of Bodofa (Guardian of Bodos) was posthumously conferred upon Brahma on 8 May 1990 in recognition of his vision and leadership. His life is celebrated each year on the anniversary of his death, which is now called ''Bodofa Day''. A bronze statue of him was unveiled in Kokrajhar on the tenth anniversary of his death.


See also

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Bineshwar Brahma Bineshwar Brahma (28 February 1948 – 19 August 2000 ) was the president of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha ('Bodo Literary Union') in Assam, India. He was born in a small village of Bhatarmari in Kokrajhar. He was the son of Late Taramoni Brahma an ...


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Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma
1990 deaths 1956 births Bodo people Tribal people from Assam People from Kokrajhar district Gauhati University alumni Cotton College, Guwahati alumni Deaths from cancer in India Deaths from blood cancer